Defunct Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Black people tend traditionally to live in hotter climates than white people. There is less oxygen in the air and so through natural selection such people have a better cardiovascular system. This does of course have benefits in athletic events. They cannot swim though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I thought we were talking about race? . Yes you were but I was suggesting that there may be reasons other than race for success or lack of it in certain sports.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Black people tend traditionally to live in hotter climates than white people. There is less oxygen in the air and so through natural selection such people have a better cardiovascular system. This does of course have benefits in athletic events. They cannot swim though. Errrr.. oxygen is dependant on altiude isn't it? Not latitude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Black people tend traditionally to live in hotter climates than white people. There is less oxygen in the air and so through natural selection such people have a better cardiovascular system. This does of course have benefits in athletic events. They cannot swim though. Stop being silly. Oxygen levels are to do with altitude not latitude. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Errrr.. oxygen is dependant on altiude isn't it? Not latitude Quite so, which is (at least in part) why the tribes of one small area in Kenya have produced almost half of the world champion distance runners over the last few decades. People born and raised in other parts of Kenya are no more likely to be world champion distance runners, than are people from Norway, or Argentina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defunct Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Stop being silly. Oxygen levels are to do with altitude not latitude. jb Hotter climates have a generally higher barometric pressure which leads to less oxygen in the air. The cardiovascular system thus works harder to get enough oxygen for the bodies needs. Learn from the learned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Hotter climates have a generally higher barometric pressure which leads to less oxygen in the air. The cardiovascular system thus works harder to get enough oxygen for the bodies needs. Learn from the learned! Doesn't higher presuure mean more air per cubic metre?..therefore more O2? Genuine questions.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackLakeland Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Basketball is another obvious example. It's a very skillful game. Given a culture where they have the time and resources to learn a skill they're equally as capable as a kid in a field in Britain is of learning to kick a football around. We were talking about the inherent qualities of people who survived slavery. No no. You said that "white people are more successful at the sports that require skill". They are. Unless you can prove otherwise? I've named many sports that white people are more successful at. You've named one that's popular with black people in America. Although a quick google disproves your point. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defunct Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Doesn't higher presuure mean more air per cubic metre?..therefore more O2? Genuine questions.. No. It does change the ratio of gases that make up the air, but the oxygen decreases. Have you never had a really hot day and heard someone say "There is no air in here" .They have actually detected that less oxygen in the atmosphere. There is a good article called "The human barometer" that explains it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 They are. Unless you can prove otherwise? That's not the way it works...you've made a statement..it's up to you to prove it's true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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